Ventilated hat

ABSTRACT

A TWO-PIECE VENTILATED HAT CONSISTING OF AN OPTICAL FRAME PROVIDED WITH MEANS ON EACH OF THE COLLAPSIBLE TEMPLE BARS THEREOF FOR DETACHABLY SUPPORTING A COLLAPSIBLE HEAD COVER. THE SUPPORTING MEANS INCLUDES A PAIR OF RIGID INVERTED U-SHAPED MEMBERS WHICH BRIDGE THE INTERMEDIATE PORTIONS OF THE TEMPLE BARS AND THEREBY AFFORD AN INCREASED RIGIDITY WITH A MINIMUM OBSTRUCTION TO THE AIR CIRCULATION. D R A W I N G

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United States Patent 3,584,317 VENTILATED HAT Raphael Porcello, P.0. Box286, Knickerbocker Station, New York, N.Y. 10002 Filed Feb. 17, 1970,Ser. No. 11,960 Int. Cl. A42c /04 US. Cl. 2182.6 7 Claims ABSTRACT OFTHE DISCLOSURE A two-piece ventilated hat consisting of an optical frameprovided with means on each of the collapsible temple bars thereof fordetachably supporting a collapsible head cover. The supporting meansincludes a pair of rigid inverted U-shaped members which bridge theintermediate portions of the temple bars and thereby afford an increasedrigidity with a minimum obstruction to the air circulation.

This invention relates to ventilated hats of the type disclosed in myprior Pat. No. 3,150,380, issued Sept. 29, 1964, but embodying acollapsible construction capable of affording maximum stability when inuse and of occupying a minimum space for storage purposes when innonuse.

Heretofore, various types of ventilated hats have been designated buthave been found bulky, complex and unsuitable for handy storage (seePat. No. 250,803). Other prior art hats have alforded a measure ofcollapsibility through the use of numerous separable parts which requireconsiderable time and inconvenience to dismantle for storage and toerect for use.

It is therefore an object of this invention to provide a ventilated hatconstructed and arranged to obviate the aforementioned objections.Briefly, the invention consists of a two-piece collapsible hat, namely,a collapsible optical or spectacle frame provided with speciallyconstructed temple bars for detachably supporting a collapsible headcover.

It is another object of invention to provide a ventilated hat of thetype described wherein each of the specially constructed temple bars isa trussed member including a rigid inverted U-shaped component havingits legs extending upwardly from the bottom chord at spaced locationsforwardly and rearwardly of the ear-supporting surface on the latter,whereby the upper horizontal leg-connecting portion of the U-shapedcomponent will serve as the top chord of said trussed member.

Some of the objects of invention having been stated, other objects willappear as the description proceeds when taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, in which- FIG. 1 is a side elevation of myventilated hat as it appears when worn;

FIG. 1A is an enlarged sectional detail view taken along line 1A-1A inFIG. 1;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional detail view taken along line 33 in FIG.2;

FIG. 3A is an enlarged detail view of the lower lefthand portion of FIG.3 showing a typical fastener for detachably securing the head cover tothe optical frame;

FIG. 4 is a sectional detail view taken along line 44 in FIG. 2, showinga part of the head cover frame in collapsied position and omitting thecovering material;

FIG. 5 is an isometric view of the optical frame of FIG. 1 in openedposition and separate from the head cover;

FIG. 6 is an isometric view of the frame shown in FIG. 5 when incollapsed position, and

FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing the detached head cover in collapsedposition.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, the numeral 10 denotes indot-ted lines the silhouette of a persons head upon which is mounted acollapsible optical or spectacle frame assembly broadly designated byreference character 11, said frame comprising a nose rest or brow bar 12and a pair of trussed or open-frame temple bar units 14 pivotallysecured respectively to the opposite ends of the brow bar as at 15 andadapted to rest upon the wearers ears. A collapsible head cover assemblybroadly designated by numeral 17 is detachably secured upon the templebar units 14, 14 by any suitable means such as snap fasteners, each ofsaid festeners consisting of a female component 19 on the temple barunit 14 and a male component 19a on the cover assembly 17. Assembles 11and 17 will be explained more fully in the following description (FIGS.2, 3, 3A, 5 and 6).

It will be observed in FIG. 5 that each of the temple bar units 14comprises a bottom chord or ear bar 20 having an arcuate ear-bearingsurface 21 on its lower edge, and a top chord 22 having integral withits opposite ends a pair of vertically disposed posts 23 and 24, thelower end of said posts being secured to the bottom chord 20 by means ofscrews 25 and 26 located on opposite sides of the ear-bearing surface21. Additional holes 25a and 26a are provided in the lower end portionsof posts 23 and 2 4 respectively, to thereby afford means for adjustmentof the distance between the bottom and top chords, which adjustment willvary the vertical distance between the top of the wearers head and thecrown of the head cover.

Since the top chord 22 and end posts 123 and 24 consist of an invertedU-shaped one-piece member, the attachment of the lower ends of the poststo the lower chord 20 provides an exceptionally rigid temple bar unitcapable of absorbing the stresses encountered during use of the hat. Atthe same time, the open-frame truss design affords openings 28 ofmaximum size through which air can freely pass as it circulates betweenthe top of the wearers head and the crown of the head cover assembly 17.Another important feature contributing to the rigidity and stability ofthe combined assemblies 11- and 17 is the relative positions of thepost-connecting points 2'5 and 26 and the ear-bearing surface 21, saidpoints being located forwardly and rearwardly of said surface.

In the event adjustment of the distance between the top and bottomchords of units should be unnecessary for a particular size of hats, thetemple bar units 14 may each be cast from plastic, for example, and inone piece, thereby further contributing to simplicity of construction.

In the drawings, the members 20, 22, 123 and 24 of unit 14 are notnecessarily drawn to scale since it is evident that the sizes of thesemembers are preferably determined by the material used and the stressescarried. As shown, the top chord 22 and end posts would normally carrycompressive stresses while the bottom chord is subjected to tensilestresses. Thus, the members 20, 22, 23 and 24 would be of a much smallersize than shown in the drawings if made from a light weight metalcapable of carrying high unit compressive and tensile stresses.

It will be noted further in FIG. 5 that the proximate faces 24a ofmembers or posts 24 are concave so as to approximately follow thecontour of the wearers head.

The collapsible head cover 17 is formed from a pluralit of ribs 30pivotally secured to vertically disposed crown pin 31 (FIGS. 2 and 3),said ribs having attached thereto a suitable cover sheet 32. A slidefastener 33 consisting of interengaging edge strips 33a and 33b issecured between adjacent radially extending edges of the cover sheet 32whereby the head cover may be collapsed.

When it is desired to collapse the combined assemblies 11 and 17, thesnap fastener elements 19 and 19a are first separated, after which eachassembly may be collapsed separately. The head cover assembly may becollapsed by separating fastener 33 and then rotating the ribs andattached cover sheet 32 about crown pin 31 to the collapsed position asshown in FIG. 7; and then confined in such position by suitable meanssuch as an elastic band 39. Likewise, the optical frame may be collapsedto the position shown in FIG. 6 in a manner similar to the folding of apair of spectacles. With assemblies 11 and 17 collapsed as shown anddescribed, a minimum of space will be required for storage when not inuse thus making it convenient to carry these assemblies in a smallpacket or a ladys purse.

In order to maintain the head cover assembly 17 in erect position duringuse, a suitable toggle strut is provided between adjacent ribs 30 (FIG.1A), each strut comprising bars 35 and 36 pivotally secured to oneanother as at 37 and pivoted to the proximate sides of adja cent ribs asat 38. FIG. 4 shows the positions of bars 35 and 36 when the head coverassembly 17 is in a collapsed position such as shown in FIG. 7.

The combined assemblies 11 and 17 are removably held upon the wearershead by suitable means such as flexible chin straps 40 and 41, saidstraps having the respective upper ends thereof secured to the templebar bottom chords 20 as at 42 and the lower ends secured to one anotherby means such as snap fasteners 43.

I claim:

1. A ventilated hat comprising a spectacle frame having a horizontallydisposed brow bar and a pair of rearwardly extendable temple barspivotally secured to the opposite ends of said brow bar respectively,said temple bars being swingable inwardly from extended positionstransversely of the brow bar to collapsed positions alongside thelatter, an upwardly extending and rearwardly extendable support securedto and bridging the intermediate portion of each of said temple bars,said supports being inwardly swingable with their respective temple barsto collapsed positions above said brow bar, a head cover, and means fordetachably securing said head cover upon said bridging supports.

2. A ventilated hat as defined in claim 1 wherein said bridging supportseach comprises an inverted U-shaped member.

3. A ventilated hat as defined in claim 2 and further comprising anarcuate ear-bearing surface on the lower edge of the free end of each ofsaid temple bars, and wherein one leg of each U-shaped member is securedto its temple bar rearwardly of said ear-bearing surface.

4. A ventilated hat as defined in claim 3 wherein the proximate faces ofthe intermediate portions of said U-shaped supports are concave when thetemple bars and supports are in rearwardly extending positions.

5. A ventilated hat as defined in claim 1 and further comprising meanson the lower edge of each of the bridged intermediate temple barportions for resting upon the wearers ears.

6. A ventilated hat as defined in claim 1 wherein said head covercomprises a vertically disposed crown pin, and a plurality of radiallydisposed ribs each having one end pivotally mounted on said pin, saidcover being separable along at least one path extending radiall fromsaid pin whereby the cover may be collapsed.

7. A ventilated hat as defined in claim 6 wherein said securing meansconsists of snap fasteners interconnecting said bridging supports andsaid ribs.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,140,647 12/1938 Myers 2-1772,623,213 12/1952 Provitola et al. 2l77 3,150,380 9/1964 Porcello 2182.63,169,251 2/1965 Humes 2l77 JORDAN FRANKLIN, Primary Examiner G. H.KRIZMANICH, Assistant Examiner

